Vilsack orders animal welfare update
January 26, 2015 |04:20 PM
In reaction to a New York Times story on conditions at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday ordered the Agricultural Research Service to develop an animal welfare strategy within 60 days, Reuters reported.
Reuters based its story on an internal memo from Chavonda Jacobs-Young, head of the agency's Agricultural Research Service, sent to all Animal Research Service staff.
▪ Reuters — USDA Secretary orders update of agency's animal welfare research strategy
▪ The New York Times — Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry
Reuters based its story on an internal memo from Chavonda Jacobs-Young, head of the agency's Agricultural Research Service, sent to all Animal Research Service staff.
▪ Reuters — USDA Secretary orders update of agency's animal welfare research strategy
▪ The New York Times — Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry
